Virginia Beach City · Virginia
Virginia Beach, VA demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Taxation.
Quick answer
Virginia Beach, VA has a population of 455,618 and a median household income of $89,760 — about $7,480 a month before tax. That ranks 14 of 94 covered metros by income and 42 of 94 by population.
Population
455,618
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$89,760
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
6%
Virginia + local
Income rank
#14
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Virginia Beach household at the median income of $89,760 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,346 a year in sales tax at 6%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Virginia exempts or discounts several categories. Virginia taxes groceries and personal hygiene products at a reduced 1% local-only rate statewide, including in Virginia Beach.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Virginia Beach-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Virginia Department of Taxation rate tables · rates as published for 2026